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Does Wage Inflation Cause Price Inflation?, Policy Discussion Paper No. 1

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Does Wage Inflation Cause Price Inflation?, Policy Discussion Paper No. 1

DATE: April 2000

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ABSTRACT: Is there any evidence to support the assumption that increased wages cause inflation? This study updates and expands earlier research into this question and finds little support for the view that higher wages cause higher prices. On the contrary, more evidence is found for higher prices leading to wage growth.

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Hess, Gregory D. and Schweitzer, Mark E., 1964-. "Does Wage Inflation Cause Price Inflation?, Policy Discussion Paper No. 1," Policy Discussion Papers (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland) (April 2000). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/4514/item/495634, accessed on September 21, 2023.

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